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  • Conversas Abertas na Universidade. A Importância da Imagem
    Publication . Universidade Aberta; Guerreiro, Maria João; Branco, Mauro
    Para este programa, a jornalista Teresa Botelheiro convidou dois profissionais da imagem: o fotojornalista Luís Filipe Catarino e o repórter de imagem, agora responsável pela estrutura multiplataforma da RTP (LAB), Rui Capitão.
    2023-12-01Lecture Open access Show more
  • Clarification of the present understanding of the assessment of an organization’s digital readiness in SMEs
    Publication . Silva, Rui; São Mamede, Henrique; Santos, Vitor
    The role of digital transformation (DT) in economic development is a vital and recurring point of research. It is particularly relevant if we consider the high percentage of digital transformation initiatives that fail to deliver the expected results, particularly in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). This paper analyzes what is needed to make this transformation successful from an implementation perspective and, simultaneously, from the standpoint of obtaining the company’s expected results. This phenomenon is even more critical to decipher and understand when we look at the small and medium enterprises that face more significant challenges due to the scarcity of resources and needed skills. This work reviews a large variety of models through an extensive systematic literature review (SLR) that assess the readiness and maturity of the digital transformation of enterprises, with a focus on SMEs, with its primary objectives being (1) to review the existing studies and models that assess an organization’s maturity and readiness in the context of digital transformation, focusing on SMEs; (2) to identify if there are gaps considering the importance of the SMEs; and (3) to propose a standardized set of dimensions that should always be considered in a digital transformation assessment. The outcome of this research provides an essential contribution by identifying apparent gaps in the assessment of digital transformation in SMEs and proposing a scalable and standardized set of categories and subcategories that can be used across any future assessment model. These contributions are even more relevant when referencing minimal deep research in the context of SMEs and Digital Transformation.
    2023-12-01Journal article Open access Show more
  • When in Memeland, speak in memes: contributions of design towards the betterment of online behavior regarding public health
    Publication . Alvelos, Heitor; Pereira, J. F. B.; Chatterjee, Abhishek; Barreto, Susana; Lima, Cláudia; Santiago, Eliana; Veiga, Pedro Alves da
    This research tackles a current tendency towards scientific mistrust among segments of the population: we posit that channels traditionally employed by scientists and policy-makers may not be sufficient to reach skeptical individuals and communities, as exponentially and pervasively evident in social media circles. We thus propose to explore informal online channels and formats such as memes, short videos, and forums, where the involved demographics tend to obtain information they deem reliable and relatable: in fact, formal channels of scientific communication are often regarded by skeptics as authoritarian and driven by obscure agendas. In this research, we focus on health policy behavior as a locus of conflict in recent years due to the pandemic, with Portugal as a case study. Informed by both online field work and in-person interviews with health policy skeptics, the project has so far produced a collection of visual artifacts for social media circulation. Validated specimens aim to become templates for the adoption of health policies.
    2023-12-01Book part Open access Show more